New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-27
MRS CIGY4RALE TELLS HER STORY.


SHE SHOT HER HUSBAND TO KEEP HIM FROM
KILLING HER-TAKING TESTIMONY ENDED.
Chara Cignarale. who killed her husband, told her
story on the wtnesand yesterday her trial before
Recorder smyth She ia under the ordinary height and
extremely thin Her face is pinched II with suffering
black bonnet, black dress and black shawl set on by
the excessive paor of her fate Her testimony
given through an Interpreter she said mat she was
twentyfour twenty-five years oldand mad been mar
ried nearly fourteen years In answer to Mr. Howes
questions she said:
always lad bad temper When wo hr's came oee ne
worked Tor only days then he 6ackod gOOt,
make moro than twenty hve cents day; Yom
Hs aEs Ge and ronng When refused to
m rrs c Re icRe a SSn a e aS used vile
o,-Dd you go away from hlml Ale drove me out Of
this country He stole dollars get the revolver He
KAT V d not S he e' wou le est me- nee With Sn
The witness wcpt she giving this part Of her
testimony: She continued:
about the end OF June the beginning Of July when
This revolver Il had been bought with my money and
As TO the events OF October 20, when she shot her
husband, tho witness said:
II TO rooms in onohunired and twenty ATHEIST
o1Gs IL tho SnGs was pea ca spd ho ca sn H'
lie went but "a ho was going no .aid This your
%oa% m out and IL
some '@s, O S lid VOW was o open inv Door tits
ina am yonr hush nd" He had a handkerchief IN his
hand with something wrapped II and he struck me-
You bally and IL hal not met gooi
people what wOul havo become oi met" lilo askoi to
by the river with him. but said that he must talk with
there Then lie looked around and drew razor out OF
pocket and said 81 want TO kill you" started back tnd
said " You false Que " aud pulled out the revolver lie
turned away and then hrod shot gu the ground lie
turned with tho high his head and rushed toward
lie said Happen what may and he had the razor so
that he about To cut my head OF when nre the second
shot did not know where the bullet went but fired so
that I would not get killed
The prisoners counsel stood IN front OF her and they
illustrated the position In which her husband ana she
stood Mr.. Howe stood with his left side toward the
aud his hand raised while the prisoner took the
pistol with which she kle her husband. and. after cock
Ing It, pulled the trigger aud fired Imaginary SHOT Into
her lawyers side The lawyers aud Jurymen leaned Tor
ward eagerly during this
Mrs. Clgnarale subjected to long crossexamina
ton by Assistant District Attorney Purdy and Recorder
smyth also asked many questions She did not vary from
her story OF the shooting but In some MINOR matters her
later statements seemed inconsistent with her earlier
Mr.. Puriy called I'm rcbuttnl DR. OMeagher. who test
fed again to the position OF tho wound and several wit
testified that Cgnaralc not uDknd 10 his VIE
Policeman Hickey alsO recalled AMI he showed how
the found IN Ctgnaralcs pocket was wrapped up
piece OF paper about and the paper was kept In
place by "A tied string and a knOtted handkerchief was
fastened about tile Whole The taking or testimony was
finished yesterday aud the will be given TO the jury
to-day.